Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-02
~Shuqualak, Miss.

ram by July 4th, there will he nm
aouhdant harvest, but if the drouoLt
CONTINUES longer, the corn will be cut
OH onc;half. 1t needs rain at thi.
particular junctnre, as il is in fnll
roasting ear. We think Providence
WIZ smile on us soon.
-Our town is healthy, ONLY n few
cases of sickness on hand, and thcv
are convalescent. There are n few
cases IN tie surrounding country.
Merchants are selling an amount of
corn and meat. on credit. But little
money in circulation, a dollar looks as
large as Il cart wheel,
Our town is dry-therc is not
enough whisky on hand TO cure n
snake bite. Mr.. Ncthcry's little bow
was bitten a short time ago, and we
succeeded in borrowing enough from
thc helghbors TO answer the purpos,.
a ratllesnakc's pilot struck him near
inc ankle joint. lie was quite i'll from
INC effects for a few days, but is all
right at present.
We called Oh our efficient p. NJ. n
lew days ago and found everything
ahout the Office in nice trim, with lock
boxes in city style. Mr.. Yarctzskv is
very accommodating. He was the
hrst L. NJ. that ever got us n money
order office here, and he deserves the
mglcet praise for his attention to the
duties Of the Office. lie is n CONNIE.
tent, useful and worthy citizen. or
course, it is difficult for one man TO
please everybody in any capacity, A
man that can please everybody and
the balance of mankind. is generally
not much. Anybody of any notabili.
ty will have some enemies, and while
we believe Mr.. Y. has none, still there
arc few men who are disposed 10 com.
plain uninstly. His daughter. Miss
Carrie, is his assistant, aud she is very
prompi.in waiting on all who call for
mail, and is very: efficient in every
way in the discharge of her duties;
She is, besides, charming young lady,
with nice manners.
My mind moves me now to say
a few words about Doctors. They
are called on At all times, and must 20,
or make some body mad. Our plan is
to go, If we can, and where the pay is
good, we 60. We bear in mind Che.
els first law in therapeutics, which is
to do no harm, and the second law i,
to do all the good you can. Advance
no serious or fantastic opinions. and
Try TO provoke no criticisms. II we
were trained in the accomplishment Of
writing,..it would give me the great.
cr pleasure TO give YOU Il short notice
of the doctors of the present. day. A
doctor must be cosmopolitan Ia no
habits, n necessity in every cnlightcn-
ed community. and must so continue
until the medical mills cease their
grinding, which will occur when chaos
shall come again. There are Young
NJ. DIS. some middlc-arcd. some pref
ty gray around the muzzlc, some ben
edicts, some single. Under certain
surroundings, ii would not be cti.
quote. not to use some flattcry. We
Drs. all have a vast amount of disposal
bic emotion; we all like to admire and
be admired we are grateful for COM
plimcnts. We hope all will excuse us
tor coquctting with our medical broth.
rem, who vary in age from the gray
haired veteran upon whose brow time
has wrinkles, (lct us hope that age
will not wiihcr his vim nor custom
stale his great achievements in mcdi-
cine, TO the young DR.. who is radi.
ant and enthusiastic. and who. as
Burns says "blithe iou and unco hap
py." The DR.. ought TO be a person
who has q rational appetite: il is also
expected that he will seek no.rcvcngc
or do no wrong; that he will bless
them hat curse him, love his enemy,
and make himself, at times the equal
of the domestic classes. lie must he
on good terms with everybody. lie
is expected to ride from early morn
till dcwy eve, dispensing pills and
charities in every quarter, and TO
charge for ii would be mcrrcnary and
sinful. Only iiddlers play for reward.
The DR., does the most wcarying work
his mpdc of life is on the high pres
sure system. with forty pounds of
steam and liable to explode at any
time. lie is exposed TO the inclemep-
cy OF the weather, to the cold biz
yards and rains of winter, to the
parching heat and dust of summer in
sunshine and shadow he must 20. The
hour OF midnight tindS'him on the road
and in the portals of the contagious
chamber; where none others dare go,
the DR.. goes withou: n moments hest.
taticn.
,'L-t Doctors, then. of whatever school.
Remember to observe this prudent rule
When our tortured patients cry out oh,
dear me-
Let each one say, I'm thank you for my
fee
Since writing the above, rains have
fallen upon the just and unjust, and
may the Lord be praised for his mcr-
cics. MEDICus,